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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-20
COAL SCARCITY.

The Reading Company Goes Out of the
Market.
NEW YORK, November 19.-Mr. James
B. McCamant, sales agent in New York Of
the Reading Coal and Iron Company, re-
ceived instructions yesterday from Mr..
Thomas NJ. Richards, general coal agent Of
the company at Philadelphia, to withdraw
all prices for coal. Future sales will be at
prices agreed upon at the time of the ne
gotiations. This order takes the company
out of the market az seller of coal. Mr.
McCamant. said, however, that there was
no danger of coal famine. Prices have
advanced for immediate delivery, he con-
tinued, because ofthe big shipments Of coal
from the mines to Western cities
This big demand from the West
is customary at this time of the year, and
wouldn't have been perceptible or have
exerted any influence on the prices of coal
in the eastern markets except for the coal
strikes in January. During these strikes
the accumulation at the eastern points
were absorbed, and many big dealers who
have always contracted for supplies in
May, June and July held of in the hope
of lower prices. All this explains the pres
ent comparative scanty and higher price
of coal. Many of the big yards, however,
are fairly well supplied. believe that
the majority of householders have loid in
their winters supply, and as much as the
western demand will he over by December
18th and perhaps earlier, believe the
present scanty and higher prices are but
Temporary.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-20
REBELLION
AMONG THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
John Morrison Discusses the Condition Of the
Order.
WHAT THE KICKERS WILL DO.
Waiting to Throw a Bomb in the POwdsrly
Ranks.

New YORK, November l9.-John Nor
rison, of the Carpet Weavers' District As
sembly of the X. of L., got back to town
yesterday from a Carpet Weayers' Con-
vention at Amsterdam. He was asked
how the new movement in the Knights OF
Labor against the Executive Board was
getting on. when it is decided to spread
the whole business out before the world, y
he said, "the general officers Of the knights
will be thoroughly frightened. Already
we have representatives in three-quarters
of the States in the Union. So far as |
have learned, hundreds of local assemblies
and dozens of district assemblies have re-
fused to pay any more money for the snp-
port of the present administration. The
great body OF the Knights Of Labor are OF
the opinion that the Executive Board is q
set of bunco steerers.
"Who are the prominent men in the
new movement" was asked him.
'Charles +. Leib, secretary of District
Assembly "a, Of Chicago, is the secretary
of the provisional committee. Each and
every member of the committee was to re-
turn to the district assembly, which sent
him to Minneapolis ana made his report
Then they were to report this new scheme.
There were fifty-two delegates in the ses-
sion. When they learn definitely whether
or not their district assemblies will stand
by them they will publish their names.
The Executive Board OF National District
Assembly l25, and the Executive Board OF
the National Federation of Mines and Mine
Laborers are in session now in Columbus,
discussing whether they will combine.
They muster 1000 men. District assem-
blies in Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Detroit and this State are now discussing
the situation"
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DECIDED.
GONE AGAINST The PETITIONERS.
Case Of ]. B. Sheppard and Others Against the
City Of Wheeling.
THE LOWER COURT OVERRULED
And the Act Of 1875 is Declared
Unconstitutional.

The decision rendered by the Supreme
Court, yesterday, in the case Of j. B.
Sheppard and others against the city of
Wheeling, will attract general attention.
1t is one in which a large element of the
citizens of Wheeling are deeply interest
ed, and may very materially affect the
local city administration. 1t will be re-
membered that some time since, the city
Council passed an ordinance to the effect
that no persons who could not read and
write English, and no member of a saloon
keepers family, should be eligible to
position on the city fire board, or on the
city police force. A large number Of cit
liens felt aggrieved at the Councils action
and took steps to test its legality.
Among the legislative enactments of
1878 was one providing that on the petit
tion of ten or more voters any ordinance of
city or town councils would be subject to
revision in the courts. In accordance with
this act ]. B. Sheppard and other citizens
of Wheeling petitiOned Judge Jacob for a
review of the Police and Fire Board ordi-
nance as to its constitutionality. After
careful consideration Judge Jacob decided
that so much of the ordinance as pertained
to the police force was unconstitutional,
null and void. The case was appealed in
behalf of the city, and yesterday the Su-
preme COlrt handed down its decision
reversing Judge Jacobs ruling and de-
claring the act of 1875, under which Judge
Jacob reviewed the case, unconstitutional.
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WHAT THEY WANT.
A Register Man Talks to a Glass Manu-
facturer On the situation.

A Register Man Talks to n Glass Manu-
facturer On the situation.
81 see that since the workbench have re-
cinded their order for a strike, the manu-
facturers have assumed the offensive; and
will probably make trouble" remarked a
REGISTER reporter to a prominent glass
manufacturer yesterday.
"No, that is not the idea exactly.
There are principles which must be main
tanned and differences which must be set
tied. We supposed the strike ordered By
the men would settle these, and that we
would be left wholly on the defensive, but
since they have withdrawn, it leaves many
things Just as they were, and We are forced
10 call the turn on them. For instance,
there are different methods in vogue in
different factories, and as q natural conse-
quence some factories have an un-
fair advantage. For instance there
is factory over in Bellaire
where the men are paid on the piece
work plan, and receive nothing for sec
onds, but still the proprietors pack the
seconds inst the same and sell them for 9
slightly feduced price, while we are forced
by the men to destroy every piece Of ware
for which Me do not pay There are other
differences whereby some factories have
advantage Sger Others. These differences
must be retalated, or, rather, obliterated,
and every tadtory in the country where the
Union holds control over The men, must
adopt the same general plan of working
and paying.
aDo Won look for q lockoutsp
aNo. / can't ny ~ / do. thinl
President Smitse<ds. Then in the Unior
VIII see the ~ sprs an adjustment
and IN IN the rss -.
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4 REAL LIVE "SPERIT." :"
Complete Expose of Mediumistie Frau
at Boston.

Complete Expose of a Mediumistie Fraud
at Boston.
Boston, November 19.-On Of the most
prominent materializing mediums in town
for long time, has been Mrs. Herman B.
Fay, who has given public seances regu-
larly in a fine house at No. 81 West New
ton street. Yesterday afternoon the Record
sent party Of ten young men and two
young women to one of her seances, to test
the genuineness of her spiritual manifesto
tions. The visitors found fifteen others
present, most of them men. Daylight was
shut out of the room, where the seance
was given, by heavy draEries. In one
corner was the cabinet and opposite it were
about thirty chairs for visitors, arranged
in u semi-circle. A pale, dreamy looking
woman played on a cabinet organ. Mrs.
Fay is OF medium height and is strong,
athletic appearing woman. After an
nOuncing her rules and collecting dollara
head from each person present, the seance
was begun. A figure in white emerged
lIOul bhON NCAC
by alleged spirits of dead relatives or
friends. The figure appeared fourth
time and evidently being convinced that it
had q sympathetic audience, ventured far
down the room. 1t appeared Gypsy girl
with long hair flowing down her back.
Advancing boldly it paused in front of one
OF the Investigators and contidingly stretch
ed forth both hands. Like flash the
the man clinched them in a strong grasp
and calculated, Now" Instantly man
ignited bunch OF matches and the chan
delier was blaze Of light. Other ready
hands stripped away the curtains and the
suns rays flooded the room. In the cen
ter of the room, directly under the blaze
of the chandelier, struggling, fighting, Bit
ing and scratching like tigress, in the
grasp of four strong men, who had all they
could do to hold her, was Mrs. Herman
Fay. She hsd said that the form would
not be hers, but she got there all the
same. Her flowing hair, a switch about
two feet long, had been torn from her head
in the melee, as was also her Spirit
Robe" piece of cheap cotton gauze about
four yards long and two and half yards
wide.
Captain Dixon, the master of ceremo-
nies, who attempted to rescue Mrs. Fay,
was grabbed around the neck by another
athletic young man. He struggled vigor-
ously, and shouted On you, let me
CO." but he was held in a firm clasp. A
pair of shoes found in the cabinet were
composed OF three pieces of cork nailed to-
gether, one on top of the other, and having
strap to faSten them to Mrs. Fay's feet.
When she represented tall figures she put
these on her feet. Loud demands for eheir
money were made by the unbelievers, and
Captain Dixon was compelled to shell out
81 to all who demanded it. The exposure
was complete.
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O'Brien Worry sick.

DUBLIN, November 18.-Wm. O'Bien
and Mr.. Vaudeville were visited yester-
day by DIR. Romayne, J. p, Of Cork. The
impression which this distinguished sur
geon and magistrate gathered from his
visit will be seen in the following entry
which he made in the prison book: 81 no
tice a very great change in Mr.. O'Biien,
whom had seen about . month ago, both
in color and weight, and he seems unmis-
takably drifting into phthisis. He made
very serious complaint 10 me, IN s~ssy
excited manner, about the stealing OF his
clothes-which seemed 10 have powerfully
depressed his mind-during which had
several times 70 calm his great agitation.
attribute this change 10 imprisonment,
10 the close cell confinement, innu.
tritious food and unfit bedding srs con-
slant, mental worry. am apprehensive
that he Is now becoming o victim 10 tutor.
culosis. He In naturally man of dslicste
constitution. All his relatives have died
Of phthisis, and he has had himself 70 re-
side in Egypt for homeoptysis. I siso
noticed that he IL dtstfesingly affected
with myopis, for all which reaaons his I'm
prisonment should have bscn carefully
and skillfully carried out Bot instead Of
this find be hes been immured la cold
and airless cell, put on plank bed and
kept On bread and water till he nearly
tainted from eIhaustatiop. I have no
hesitation In saying this treatment toesthr
er with mental distrea and . partially
damaged consultation set up the dormant
pulmonary tubsrculs, and IL perssvefed IN,
will undoubtedly LEAD TO fatal termina-
tion.r
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SHOOTING HER HUSBAND.
4 Deserted weman's Desperate Attempt
to XIII Her Eaithless Spouse.

4 Deserted weman's Desperate Attempt
to XIII Her Eaithless Spouse.
PrTTsBURG, PA, November ia seu-
sational shooting occurred in the hallway,
leading to the Criminal Court room about
10 o'clock this morning. Several months
ago Thomas P. Woods, a married man,
eloped with his servant girl, going to Chi
cago. His wife, Catharine Weeds, follow
and had the couple arrested, but she was
unable to prove their marriage and they
were released. They returned 10 this city,
a few days ago, and Woods was
arrested for deserticn. This morning
while he was standing in the
court room corridor his wife came up, and
without warning, placed a revolver close to
his lett ear and fired. Woods turned his
head at the moment and the ball grazed
his cheek, passing through the brim of his
hat. Mrs. Woods attempted to shoot
again, but her husband oyerpowered her,
and gained possession Of the pistol. She
was arrested and will be held for a hear
ing. The shooting was in hearing of the
court and was witnessed by District Attor-
ney Johnston and Judge Magee.
Woods asserts that he was never married
to the woman. The letter seems that she
can produce the certificate of their mar
risge. On her way to Jail she said she
was sorry the bullet had miscarried and
that she would kill him upon the first op-
portunity.
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soae Interesting pa,,,..

A REGISTER reporter was shown pri-
vate letter yesterday from Mr.. p. C. Hof.
man, Of Binghampson, n. Y, tohis brother
Mr.. John @. Hoffman, Of this city, con-
cerning the electric railrosd, and the fol-
lowing extracts will be interesting 10 our
eitizsns, a. several valuable suggestions
are offered. In referring TO the Wander
poele system, which is in operation al
Binghsmpton,- he says SIT comes ahead
Of anything ! have ever seen, and have
made particulzs isqriries and find that It
is SUCCESS The cars are nicer, cleaner,
and run smoother than our horse carr.
/ would call your attention 70 the
tact that they have De poles here,
the cable being supported by wires
running from each side Of the street. You
can hardly notice them and they look much
better than poles. think it would Be 10
the interest Of the company 10 look tins
matter up. Ifurther find the people we'll
pleased with this road and prefer itto horss
cars. The motors 20 up grade Ike ths
one on Main street without trouble. I0w
one Of the motors going down tbs slrest
Last night trying to eet out d ths way q
the fire department and ! tel yoa 9 II
3 BOOMING - -
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LINSG'S SCH00LMATE.
Charleston r. asts q Man Who Knew the
Arch Anarchist.

Charleston r. asts a Man Who Knew the
Arch Anarchist.
Special T8ecrGm 10 ne Ssnday Register.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, November 19.-
Thomas Popp, who recently came from
Germany to this city and who is engaged
in business on Kanawha street rs barber,
informs your correspondent that he was a
schoolmate of Louis Lingg the Anarchist,
hanged at Chicago recently. Mr.. Popp
says Lingg occupied the same seat with
him at the public school at Heidelburg
about ten years ago and that Lingg's pa
rents were not living together, the father
residing in Mannheim while the mother
was q dressmaker in the former
place. During his school days young
Lingg was an independent fellow,
holding aloof from his schoolmates, rarely
taking any part in the sports or amuse-
ments INDUCED in by boys. He had but
little taste for the literature OF the school
library, but read books and papers Of q
sensational nature, and was frequently
punished for reading literature of this
nature during school hours. At thirteen
years of age his teacher punished him on
one occasion for some trivial otfense.
Lingg resisted and tried TO whip his in
strucior. After leaving school he was put
at several trades. but did not succeed at
any, until finally he learned carpenterins
When sixteen years old he was sent to
Switzerland, where Mr.. Popp lost track Of
him
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-20
a West virginia Expenditures OF the In
ternaI Revenue Department.

West Virginia Expenditures OF the In
ternaI Revenue Department..
A,srfrl T.lsgrgm % hs >ualgy Register.
WASHINGTON. d. c., November l9.-
The cost Of collecting the Internal Revenue
taxes in the State Of West Virginia during
the fiscal year euding June 30 last amount
ed TO $50. ISL 20, of which $5,S3l.9O was
Maid TO the collectors on account OF salary,
which includes comm iSsiOnS on taxi paid
spirits; SlT. 100 10 was paid to deput-Ss
and clerks; STA 10 was paid out on ac-
go mt of rent and fuel For stationary
and other expenses there was expended
SI73 345. The compensation of storekeep-
ers amounted TO S5,4ii, and gaugers
S7,4ls 50.
Durlng the fiscal gear ending June 80,
l.. s. Consul Jnc NJ, Burch, OF Nagasaki,
Japau, drew g. 600 on account OF salary.
His contingent expenses amounted to
STl435. The fees collected amounted to
SlS5. Burch il from Wheeling.
Hon. Henry ). Walker, OF Charleston, IL
among the West Nirginians in the city this
week.
The pensions of Jos c. Feather, OF
GAINESVILLE. and Wm. Thornton, OF Deer
dick. W. Va, have been reiSsued.
The pensions of West Yirginians have
beep increased rs follows Levi Kelly, OF
Warrington; Isaac Fortner, OF Parkers-
bury. VIM. DlmrOn, Of Fort Gay; Peter
Ioekmau, Of Glen Elk; Alexander Lamb,
of Browns Mills; John N. Burns, OF Hess
Vile; John McCombs, OF Buffalo; Psschal
T. Morton, of LizsmOre's.
A pOstofice has been established at
Snilmsp. Mason county, ". Va, and
Henry f. Spilman commissioned pest,
master
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NATURAL GAS.
a Terrible Explosion at FindIsy-A Parson
Shaken Up.

4 Terrible Explosion at Findlay-A Parson
Shaken Up.
FINDLAY, November IA fearful and
destructive explosion of natural gas Oc-
Cured last night at Currey, a small town
east of here, which resulted in the total
demolition of the parsonage Of the Evan
gelcal church, a twostory frame structure
occupied by the minister, J. +. Rife, and
the serious injury of himself and family.
The circumstances are as follows: MIR.
Rife discovered that the natural gas with
which his house was heated and lighted
was leaking, and went into the cellar and
struck match to find the leak, and was
instantly met by most terrific explosion,
which threw him through the cellar win
dow and utterly wrecked and demolished
the house, uniting it on fire and burning
it, with all its contents, within few min
utes.
The force of the explosion was 30 great
that Mrs. Rife and her two children, with
the roof of the house, were thrown across
the street and upon the opposite pavement,
where they were found, joined by the hus.
band and father, whose clothing was near
ly stripped from his person, and whose in
iurieS, in the way OF burns and bruises, are
most severe, but no. necessarily fatal, and
the same can be said of the rest of the fam
lily, whose escape from instant death, un
der the circumstances, was little short Of
miraculous.
The explosion startled the whole town,
and the greatest excitement prevailed for
many hours. The cause of the explosion
was found to-day in the defective plumb
ing, from the escaping gas had been accu-
mulating in the cellar for many days, thus
accounting for the destruction which fol-
lowed the Lighting of the match by the un-
fortunate minister
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THE INCENDIARY's TRACK.
Hazelton Excited Over Numerous Fires
Strikers Suspected.

Hazelton Excited Over Numerous Fires
Strikers Suspected.
PHILADELPHIA, November IA spe-
cial dispatch to the EreRipy Bulletin from
Wilkesbarre says: There is great excite
ment among the people of Hazelton this
morning. The incendiary with his torch
is abroad. At the early hour of 5 o'clock
this morning two large coal breakers were
set on fire and lit the heavens with leap
ing flames One of the burned breakers
was at Drifton. 1t was owned by Cox
Bros. and was one of the largest structures
Of the kind in the lower coal field II was
valued at 100000; insurance $27, 900.
The other breaker was situated at New
back Mountain and was known as Newback
Mountain Colliery No. 2. The loss is
$50, 900; insurance unknown. Both break.
ers burned about the same time. This is
the third breaker burned within a week.
Now the insurance companies are getting
alarmed. The companies say that riot il
now running mad among the destitute
and hungry strikers. As a lasi resort, in
order to compel the operators to come to
time, the strikers, il is believed, set to
work to burn the property of the compa-
nies Both breakers burned this morning
were operated by ''Scab' labor This is
what makes the belief strong that the
structures were set on fire by the strikers
The strikers deny that they had anything
to do with setting the buildings on fire.
The excitement is at a fever heat at
Drifton. The companies have telegraphed
to Governor Beaver for militia. The
strikers threaten to fight the militia if
they put in an appearance.
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A DAY OF SURPRISES
In the w. C. T. u. Convention-Importa
Resolutions Adopted.

In the w. C. t. U. Convention-Importan
Resolutions Adopted.
NASHVILLE, TENN, November 19.-
The national convention is always rich in
surprises. Two of yesterday were marked.
Mrs. Buel, corresponding secretary OF the
New York w. C. T. T., brought her eight
mOnths.old baby To the platform. The
convention rose to receive the little dele
gate, who was decorated with the National
badge by Miss Willard. The second sur
prise-the giving of an elegant hand
painted satin banner to Arkansas by Ten
nessee, with a presentation speech by Mrs.
Lide Meriwether. This mornings session
opened with devotional exercises by Mrs.
II. w. Smith. The "Wide Awakes"
marched in and sang Temperance Boys
and Girls are We"
Mrs. Tuntstall, President of the Indian
Territory w. c. T. T., spoke elOquently
of the condition of the Territory regarding
temperance. How, Notwithstanding the
L. S. Government is pledged to keep ont
liquor, it is smuggled in egg shells, sacks
of -four, sold as kerosene oil and every pos
sible way. The Indian women all favor
temperance and suffrage. The convention
adopted syllabus of the matter and man
ner of scientific temperance instruction in
the public schools Preceding the adOp-
ton of the resolutions, the convention sang
ITO work we come" and Mrs. Newman
repeated as a prayer with the delegates
Psalm 1l2
Resolutions declaring the purpose OF the
National w. c. T. L., endorsing Peace, "
as presented by the Secretary of the London
Peace Society, and declaring against inter
nal revenue, were adopted.